Osho/Story by Mic

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Mic used to be on these lists, he might still be. He was a student of

Rajneesh/Osho for a while and then he migrated to Poonjaji after Osho's

passing away. Mic's posts were always honest, insightful, and humorous. Here

is one from a couple of years ago that he wrote on . It will

cheer you up. Hey, wherever you are Mic, we love you!

Harsha

" mic clarke"

Thu Apr 8, 1999 5:23am

Tea anyone?

 

Dear friends,

 

This wonderful story and teaching is taken from a local Byron Bay magazine

called Here and Now.

 

 

Im in a hurry to be enlightened.

What should I do?

 

First just listen carefully to this small story. The plane had just taken

off

and the captain was telling passengers about the altitude of the plane, the

cruising speed etc..

But he forgot to switch off the microphone.

He turned to his co pilot and said, "First I'm going to have a cup of tea

and

then I am going to screw that pretty stewardess, Denise."

The shocked stewardess was down the end of the plane when she heard this

come

over the loudspeaker. So she began to rush down the aisle to tell the

captain

to switch off his mike.

Half way down the plane an old lady stopped her and said, "There is no hurry

Denise, let him have his cup of tea first."

 

There is no hurry at all. First have your cup of tea!

 

Enlightenment will be coming, just you have to learn waiting for it. Hurry

will

not help. Hurry is going to hinder.

The only thing that is a hindrance is hurry. The moment you are in a hurry

you

are never here; you are looking far ahead. You are running. And for

enlightenment you have to be still and silent in this moment, utterly still

because the whole pilgrimage is from here to here.

 

Trust existence.

 

This is the only thing worthwhile for those interested in becoming

enlightened.

Trust existence that whatever is needed, for whatever you are worthy, it

will

be given to you. You need not even ask for it. Only the unworthy ask; only

the

undeserving desire. The deserving remain silent; the worthy never demand,

but

when it happens they are full of gratitude. They wait , they allow the

spring

to come at its own pace, and when the flowers start blossoming they enjoy

the

fragrance with tremendous prayer in their hearts, of gratitude.

 

The very desire to be in hurry can lead you in a wrong direction, because

there

are peddlers all around who are ready to give you enlightenment instantly.

Thats why I told you: first have your cup of tea..... let enlightenment come

on

its own. ....

There is another dimension where there is no need to be in a hurry, because

there is no competitor. You are alone. In your inner world nobody can enter.

In your stillness you suddenly find yourself, absolutely alone, surrounded

by

nothingness. Just rejoice in it, relish it. Your enjoyment of your aloneness

and nothingness will make you ripe for the enlightenment to happen.

 

It happens.

 

It comes without giving you any advance notice. It comes so silently you can

not even hear its footsteps. You have to be ready and ripe , and to be ready

and ripe there is only one way. Be still and wait. Dont move, not even on

your

thoughts, not even in your emotions... just a pure pillar of stillness.

 

And suddenly there is the explosion, and where there was darkness is light

and

where there was death is pure life and where there was sadness is just an

explosion of song and dance and laughter.

But never think of terms of hurry. That is a hindrance.

Be patient.

 

 

 

Osho. " The great pilgrimage from Here to Here."

 

Beyond expectation, beyond patience, consciousness chooses tea drinking to

taste itself.

I like mine with honey.

 

slurp

mic

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